Submitted: May 5, 2008 - The recent story in the New York Times about the loot taken home last year by hedge fund managers provides us with the starkest - and most obscene - evidence yet about the growing disparity between the rich and the poor in our country.

Topping the list was John Paulson, the founder of Paulson & Company. His payday: $3.7 billion.

Let's compare that to the pay and benefits of those at the…